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Photocatalytic activity and RNO dye degradation of nitrogen-doped TiO2 prepared by ionothermal synthesis
(2017-05-01)
This work concerns the preparation a nitrogen-doped TiO2 by ionothermal synthesis methods and the photocatalytic studies. In this procedure, alkoxide was used as a titanium source, and a deep eutectic mixture of choline ...
Photocatalytic activity of semiconductor sulfide heterostructures
(2013-08-21)
This paper reports a theoretical and experimental study of the heterostructure photocatalytic activity in a CdS or ZnS and CdS@ZnS decorated system prepared by a microwave assisted solvothermal (MAS) method. A theoretical ...
Improvement of the photocatalytic activity of magnetite by Mn-incorporation
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-02-01)
Mn-incorporated Fe3O4 photocatalysts were prepared by a simple co-precipitation method. Photocatalytic discoloration of Methylene Blue (MB) was used to evaluate the performance of these catalysts. The DSC results have shown ...
Line defect Ce3+ induced Ag/CeO2/ZnO nanostructure for visible-light photocatalytic activity
(Elsevier Science SA, 2018)
This article reports, synthesis and characterization of the ternary Ag/CeO2/ZnO nanostructure which was tested for visible light photocatalytic degradation of industrial textile effluent. The HR-TEM and XPS results confirms ...
Increased photocatalytic activity induced by TiO2/Pt/SnO2 heterostructured films
(2018-02-01)
In this work, a high photocatalytic activity was attained by intercalating a Pt layer between SnO2 and TiO2 semiconductors, which yielded a TiO2/Pt/SnO2 - type heterostructure used in the discoloration of blue methylene ...
Photocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped and undoped titanium dioxide sputtered thin films
(Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencia y Tecnología de Superficies y Materiales, 2012)
In the present work titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films were grown by d.c. reactive magnetron sputtering process, systematically varying the Ar/O2 ratio in the gas mixture, in order to study the influence of the oxygen ...
Preparation of nanosized yttrium doped CeO2 catalyst used for photocatalytic application
(Elsevier, 2015)
In the present work, the pure CeO2 and yttrium doped CeO2 nanopowders were synthesized by the nitrate-fuel self-sustaining combustion method and calcined at 700 degrees C for 2 h. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high resolution ...
Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance and photocatalytic activity of ZnO/TiO2 nanostructures fabricated by an electrostatically modified electrospinning
(Elsevier Science, 2017-12)
In this work, ZnO/TiO2 nanostructures were fabricated by an electrostatically modified electrospinning technique using zinc acetate and commercially available TiO2-P25, polyvinyl alcohol, and a solvent. The ZnO/TiO2 ...
The interplay between morphology and photocatalytic activity in ZnO and N-doped ZnO crystals
(2017-04-15)
Intrinsic characteristics of the material such as superficial area, morphological structure, and crystalline phase exposition play a fundamental role in the corresponding reaction paths. However, especially in doped ...
Different dye degradation mechanisms for ZnO and ZnO doped with N (ZnO:N)
(2016-06-01)
Zinc oxide (ZnO) presents vast applicability in different areas. Diverse chemical elements are used in doping ZnO in order to modify desired properties - as proposed for enhanced visible photocatalytic activity through ...